Multi-Threaded Benchmarks: 3DMark05, Doom 3

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of
DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0
compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining
high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much
more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of
gaming hardware. Prime95 was running in the background to simulate load on a one
core.

Prime95 + Futuremark 3DMark05
1.2.0

Overall:

Points

Ranking

Intel Pentium D 840

7974

Intel Pentium D 940

7269

AMD Sempron 3600+

7447

AMD Athlon64 4000+

7718

AMD Athlon64 FX-60

11456

AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+

7753

AMD Athlon64 FX-62

7846

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

7915

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz)

8082

CPU:

Points

Ranking

Intel Pentium D 840

2186

Intel Pentium D 940

4847

AMD Sempron 3600+

4776

AMD Athlon64 4000+

5149

AMD Athlon64 FX-60

5546

AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+

6447

AMD Athlon64 FX-62

6356

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

8062

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz)

10449

Even with Prime95 running in the background, the Intel
Core 2 Duo E6600 still has plenty of power to go around. The overclocked
processor score is particularly impressive because it is over 10000 points! At
stock the system breaks the 8000 point barrier. No other processor platform
comes close.

Doom 3 takes advantage of the latest videocard
technology and pushes the processing power of the CPU to its absolute limit. At
its highest setting, Ultra quality, texture sizes pass the 500MB mark which
means even tomorrow's videocards will have a hard time running everything. The
frame rates in the game itself are locked at 60 fps so anything above that point
is wasted. Each test is run three times with the third run being recorded.
Prime95 was running in the background to simulate load on a one core.

Prime95 + Doom 3

LQ 640x480:

FPS

Ranking

Intel Pentium D 840

84.4

Intel Pentium D 940

129

AMD Sempron 3600+

90

AMD Athlon64 4000+

126.8

AMD Athlon64 FX-60

147.8

AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+

129.1

AMD Athlon64 FX-62

136.8

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

164.8

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz)

189.2

HQ 1024x768:

FPS

Ranking

Intel Pentium D 840

77.5

Intel Pentium D 940

99.3

AMD Sempron 3600+

90.4

AMD Athlon64 4000+

124

AMD Athlon64 FX-60

126.4

AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+

128.7

AMD Athlon64 FX-62

121.8

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

137.5

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz)

166.4

Doom 3 framerates with Prime95 running in the background
are good and high. At higher resolutions the videocard comes into play, but the
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 still manages to hold its own.